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Personnel changes: Owlkids Books

Danielle Laver has been named sales and rights coordinator with Owlkids Books, moving full-time into the books division from her previous role shared with Owlkids’ magazines. Emma Davis has been promoted to the role of digital ... Read More »

November 8, 2021

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

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At Penguin Random House Canada, Jill Smith has been promoted to the role of manager of business ... Read More »

November 3, 2021

2021 Cundill History Prize shortlist announced

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The Cundill History Prize, administered by McGill University, announced its shortlist on October 21. The shortlisted authors include Canadian historian Rebecca Clifford, professor of Transnational and European History at the University of Durham. The shortlisted ... Read More »

October 27, 2021

Rights Deals: Naben Ruthnum, Jordan Abel + 6 more

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ECW Press’s Jen Albert has acquired North American English rights to Naben Ruthnum’s The Grimmer. The YA book is described as a horror-thriller with elements of the supernatural, in the tradition of John Bellairs and ... Read More »

October 21, 2021

Personnel change: Doubleday Canada

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Kiara Kent has been promoted to the role of senior editor at Doubleday Canada. She will continue to work with a list ... Read More »

September 29, 2021

2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes winners announced

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Eight book prizes and two awards to writers for their body of work and contributions to the literary community were given out at the 37th annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes Gala. Administered by The ... Read More »

September 27, 2021

2021-2022 PMC Indigenous Literature Awards announced

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First Nation Communities READ announced the selected titles for the 2021-2022 PMC Indigenous Literature Award for children’s and young adult/adult books. Children’s It’s a Mitig! by Bridget George, published by Douglas and McIntyre. Bridget George ... Read More »

September 24, 2021

Distribution change: Brick Books

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Effective January 1, 2022, Brick Books will be distributed in Canada by University of Toronto Press Distribution. It was previously ... Read More »

September 23, 2021

Adam Dickinson, Valzhyna Mort, and Claudia Rankine named 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize judges

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The judges for the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize were announced by The Griffin Trust For Excellence In Poetry. They are Adam Dickinson (Canada), Valzhyna Mort (Belarus) – winner of the 2021 International Griffin Poetry Prize, ... Read More »

September 21, 2021

Rights Deals: Tanya Talaga, Uzma Jalaluddin + 2 more

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HarperCollins Canada has acquired world rights in all languages to three books from award-winning author and journalist Tanya Talaga. The first of the nonfiction titles is described as focusing on residential schools, exploring why the ... Read More »

August 12, 2021

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Personnel changes: Owlkids Books

Personnel changes: Penguin Random House Canada

2021 Cundill History Prize shortlist announced

Rights Deals: Naben Ruthnum, Jordan Abel + 6 more

Personnel change: Doubleday Canada

2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes winners announced

2021-2022 PMC Indigenous Literature Awards announced

Distribution change: Brick Books

Adam Dickinson, Valzhyna Mort, and Claudia Rankine named 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize judges

Rights Deals: Tanya Talaga, Uzma Jalaluddin + 2 more

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